15 Myths About Open-World Games That You Believed

Using Open-World and Sandbox Interchangeably

One of the bigger misconceptions about the open-world genre is how it’s often misconstrued with the sandbox genre. Don’t get us wrong – there are similarities. But while the former is about exploring a large world freely and taking on objectives at your leisure, the latter is more about the freedom to change the world and affect it without any limitations. Several titles can blur the line between both (like Hitman) but when comparing a game like Red Dead Redemption 2 to Minecraft, the difference is clear-cut.